Power of Data Visualization

To say that the vuvuzela is currently one of the world’s most listened-to “musical instruments” (some would say “noise maker” is a more appropriate term here) is hardly an exaggeration. Vuvuzela sales have skyrocketed, though vuvuzela manufacturers say they have yet to see a true economic benefit because of their incredibly thin margins.

An infographic that has more than most of us would ever want to know about the Vuvuzela, including data on its prevalence on Twitter, the sales spike on Amazon the instrument has received, and how sentiment towards the trumpet-like device has shifted.